as in pill
a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally
I prefer to take my medicine as caps rather than in liquid form
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as in hat
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown
grabbed a cap and plopped it on his head before running out
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as in limit
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go
a cap on player salary expenditures was suggested as a way to keep small market teams competitive
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as in to limit
to set bounds or an upper limit for
the senator will propose a bill to cap prices for home heating oil
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Recent Examples of cap
Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
The move will free up $36 million in cap space as the official league year begins next week.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Meryl Kornfield, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Class 1 is pedal-assisted with no throttle and speeds capped at 20 mph with assistance.
—Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Renfrow counted $2 million against the salary cap last season.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
The move will free up $36 million in cap space as the official league year begins next week.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
The new proposal will now undergo a 60-day comment period and has already faced pushback from the largest federal workers’ union, which has argued that the performance review system has been manipulated to cap how many employees receive high rankings.
—Meryl Kornfield, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Class 1 is pedal-assisted with no throttle and speeds capped at 20 mph with assistance.
—Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
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Domestic criticism of the speech has been limited.—
Charlotte Reed,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Jayhawks used a 2-3 defensive zone to limit UCF’s offense and save their legs for a potential five-day stay at the Big 12 tourney, Schneider said.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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Banks are restricting cash withdrawals.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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But his own executive order restricting those purchases has language to ensure that investors can keep developing new build-to-rent homes.—
Stephan Bisaha,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Cap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cap. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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